- Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti: It is a High-Powered Committee for the Promotion of Indian Languages. It has been constituted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2021.The mandate of this committee would be to explore and recommend pathways for the holistic and multidisciplinary growth of Indian languages as envisaged in the National Education Policy 2020.It has also been entrusted to advise the Ministry on all matters pertaining to the revitalization of existing language teaching and research and its extension in various institutions in the country. To perform the tasks assigned to it, the High-Powered Committee may appoint sub-committees/study groups.
The committee may organise seminars, workshops, conferences, and webinars to highlight the need for the promotion of Indian languages.
It may also interact and coordinate with any institution of the Central/State Government dealing with teaching, research, and extension/promotion of languages.
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University (SLBSNSU), New Delhi would provide secretarial assistance and space to house the High-Powered Committee and meet the related expenditure as per the Government of India rules, regulations and instructions from time to time.
Necessary finance towards the same would be provided by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to the University.
- National Science Day (NSD): Union Minister of State Science & Technology recently released the theme for the “National Science Day 2024”, titled “Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat”. It is celebrated every year on February 28 to mark the contributions of scientists towards the development of the country.
On this day, in 1928, Indian Physicist Sir CV Raman made an important discovery in the field of spectroscopy, which was later named after him: the Raman Effect.
For this discovery, he was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
The National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), in 1986, asked the Government of India to announce February 28 as National Science Day.
The government accepted and declared the day National Science Day. The first National Science Day was celebrated on February 28, 1987.
- Munich Security Conference (MSC): World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion.
It is the world’s leading forum for debating international security policy.
Objective: To build trust and contribute to the peaceful resolution of conflicts by sustaining a continuous, curated, and informal dialogue within the international security community.
It has been held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, since 1963.
The conference is held annually in February.
It brings together security experts, politicians, military leaders, and the defence industry from around the world.
MSC regularly convenes high-profile events on particular topics and regions and publishes the Munich Security Report, an annual digest of relevant figures, maps, and research on crucial security challenges.
